Chapter 90

Emperor Chongzhao's heart tightened. He walked to the bedside and sat down, holding his little pig's wrist. "Where do you feel uncomfortable?"

Qu Watanabe started to complain, gesticulating and adding fuel to the fire.

"Dad! You don't know how hateful Duke Lu was at that time. He bullied me and laughed at me. He didn't take me seriously at all. He even bullied such a pretty girl, saying that he could buy the people of our Great Zhou and it was his business to bully them however he wanted..."

Even though Emperor Chongzhao knew the whole story, he couldn't help but get angry when he saw his youngest son complaining to him so aggrievedly.

"I couldn't stand it at that time! My father is the emperor of the Great Zhou, and I am a prince. The people of the Great Zhou are my family. If he bullies us, how can we save our dignity?"

"At that time, I threw a left hook, a right hook, and a sweeping kick. I knocked him to the ground. But he was also very skilled in martial arts and had weapons, while I was unarmed. In the end, I lost!"

He sighed with regret, and then tears welled up in his eyes. He raised his hands and said, "Dad, they are really bullying me."

“……”The corner of Emperor Chongzhao’s mouth twitched slightly.

What he said at the beginning made sense, but what happened later... there shouldn't be such an intense fight.

He knew all the circumstances at that time. Duke Lu had indeed pushed Xiao Qi once, and then Xiao Qi's internal energy accidentally rushed to his blood vessels, causing him to vomit blood and fall asleep.

Forget it. Children all care about their reputation and they probably can’t accept falling down after being pushed.

Now you have to touch the fur.

"Yes, it is indeed too abominable. My son is very brave and I am very relieved. As for the extremely rude Duke Lu, I have already severely punished him."

Qu Dubian came up and held on to him tightly.

"Dad, do I have any reward? Where did you get the Qiannuanxiang, Jinchen Inkstone, Jade Beads, Dragon and Phoenix Silk Fan..."

The tone became more and more greedy.

Emperor Chongzhao didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "That's all you can do!"

"I'm very successful," Qu Dubian waved his fist, "I'm the first prince in the royal family to open his Dantian! Father, you may not be able to beat me."

Emperor Chongzhao: "It will allow you to develop some real skills."

He didn't care much about Qu Dubian opening his Dantian. If one didn't have the talent and couldn't persist, there would be nothing special about it except that one would be stronger than an ordinary person.

In his opinion, it would be a waste of time for a royal family member to spend time studying and practicing the art of cultivation when he is in a position where he can command the support of hundreds of people and summon the best people in the world to serve as his guards.

Moreover, if the true qi rushes to the dantian, it will be destroyed if you are not careful.

He didn't want to see his offspring wasted on this.

Emperor Chongzhao: "You are lucky this time and survived the danger safely, but remember to be careful when practicing martial arts in the future, otherwise I will definitely send someone to keep an eye on you and not let you continue practicing."

Old Deng.

As expected, he would say something like this.

Fortunately, from now on, the fact that he had true energy was clear, and no one would say anything to him if he indulged in martial arts in the future.

Qu Watanabe: "Okay, okay, all is well. Father, how did you punish him, Duke Lu?"

He guessed that his vomiting blood and fainting would help the Great Zhou in the negotiations, but Duke Lu was an envoy and a royal relative after all, so he must not be killed.

Emperor Chongzhao smiled slightly and patted his head: "You are still too young, it is not convenient to tell you what is going on inside."

She squeezed his wrist again.

"You have been in a coma for three days and have become thin due to hunger. I have asked the imperial kitchen to prepare meals for you these few days so that you can have a good rest."

"Okay," Qu Watanabe thought.

It is obvious that my cheap dad is in a good mood. How many good things is he taking advantage of this opportunity to get from Nanning?

After a moment, he suddenly realized what was happening and felt heartbroken.

Oops! His punch card is broken!

-

The eldest prince's palace.

The eldest prince was sulking.

"If Xiao Qi hadn't happened by chance this time, would Lao San have been able to negotiate this deal? Why is he so proud of himself? I get angry when I see that face of his."

The eldest prince's wife Shu Wenxin said, "Then your highness shouldn't show it in the court."

"After all, he was the one who negotiated. Now that the deal is done, it is only right that His Majesty rewards him."

The eldest prince: "Father should reward Xiao Qi!"

Shu Wenxin: "Your Highness, please don't be angry. There is still a lot of time to go on. Just wait patiently for the opportunity. You are His Majesty's eldest son, and your position in His Majesty's heart must be different. If you lose your sense of propriety because of this matter and let the Third Prince seize the opportunity to complain, wouldn't you make His Majesty unhappy?"

The eldest prince said: "You are right, I just feel very uncomfortable."

Shu Wenxin smiled and changed the subject: "You can invite the Seventh Prince to come to my house and have a seat. I have a few specialties."

The Seventh Prince is a good candidate to win over, and the Third Prince must think so too. Moreover, the Seventh Prince is still young and has not yet settled down, so this is a good opportunity to improve his favorability in advance.

"Does Your Highness understand?" Shu Wenxin felt that she had made it very clear that her husband was interested in competing for the position of crown prince, and she was a good wife who would definitely not hold him back.

The eldest prince nodded: "I understand. Xiaoqi likes to eat it. I know."

After a long while, there was no further news.

Shu Wenxin: "...what else?"

The eldest prince wondered: "What else?"

Shu Wenxin took a deep breath, and after a few seconds, she reached out and pinched the soft flesh on the eldest prince's waist. As the eldest prince cried out in pain, she smiled slightly and said:

"I'll tell you more about it."

-

Three more days passed.

Qu Watanabe bargained with the simulator, and finally, on the grounds that the situation was special, he spent 1 life value to get five sign-in make-up cards and signed in again.

During this period, he received gifts of consolation from the eldest prince, the second prince and the third prince.

The gifts given by the eldest prince and the third prince were all rare and valuable toys, while the gifts given by the second prince were just ordinary gifts of consolation.

He roughly knew what his three brothers meant, so he accepted the gifts and picked out three perfect return gifts.

After repeatedly assuring that he was really fine and performing a few sets of boxing on the spot to prove it, Qu Watanabe was allowed to go to the school.

In the school, he was inevitably surrounded by the Fourth Prince, the Fifth Prince and the Sixth Prince and asked for their condolences.

After school, he avoided the caring and loving attitude of his fourth and fifth brothers and asked them to give the gifts to Zhiyi. Then, on the pretext of trying to keep up with the progress, he took the initiative to drag Master Fang to the side hall for extra lessons for the first time.

Master Fang: "Don't worry, don't worry."

"You just got here. Come, have some tea."

Qu Dubian warmed his hands with the cup of tea.

Fang Taifu then recounted the entire negotiation between Nanning and Da Zhou: "You have done something unintentional this time and blocked Nanning's clumsy plan."

Qu Dubian heard it and was shocked: "Someone is scamming me."

Master Fang: "It was the second prince of Nanning. He fell on the back of his head and it bled during the first negotiation."

What a ruthless person.

Qu Watanabe thought silently.

Master Fang smiled and shook his head. "The plan was very clumsy, and both parties knew it, but that's why it's difficult to deal with. The Great Zhou has to save face. Your Majesty was already planning to cross out two cities for negotiation, and you gave us a good handle."

"During this negotiation, the Great Zhou was able to capture eighteen cities, at least four of which were yours. The compensation was doubled from the original amount, a total of two million taels of silver, a certain amount of gold, a certain amount of silk, and a certain amount of jewelry."

"But compared to the city, the ones that follow are just a side job."

Qu Watanabe said happily: "That Prince Yuruo must hate me to bits."

Master Fang: "Who knows? It's unclear whether he can go back."

"The second prince of Nanning is quite capable, but he is not favored. His mother is from the northern border and does not even have a position. As a slave, his life is very difficult. If there is another war between Nanning and the Great Zhou in the future, he will be the first person to be killed as a sacrifice before the war."

Qu Watanabe: "Although it is cruel, his actions are also to reduce the suffering of his own people. I admire him for being able to do this to himself."

On the other hand, if all the people in Nanning were like Duke Lu, it would be strange if the country did not perish.

Master Fang nodded: "However, our positions are naturally different. He is destined to stand on the opposite side of us."

"Now that the negotiations are over and the contract has been signed, the Nanning envoy has already set off. He will settle down in a few days. The New Year's Day is coming soon. Your Majesty will definitely host a banquet for him then."

Qu Duanbian touched his chin.

If such a hostage grows up and returns to Nanning, he will definitely be a rival to the Great Zhou.

I just don't know if he is a match for my stepfather or one of his royal brothers.

Qu Watanabe: "I really want to meet him."

-

Suburbs of Beijing.

Duke Lu has lost a lot of weight.

There were no scars on his body. The Great Zhou would not let him fall into the pit twice, but there were many ways to torture people. He looked dazed at the moment, and his spirit had been severely damaged.

He couldn't even ride a horse and just lay in the carriage like a dead pig.

Yu Ruo was standing nearby, saying goodbye to the officials in the delegation, and closely following behind him were the soldiers of the Great Zhou.

From then on, he no longer had any freedom.

Yu Ruo said coldly: "Go back and tell the Queen and His Majesty that since they already know everything that Duke Lu did in the Great Zhou, they should think about how to deal with it."

The envoy wiped his sweat and said, "Yes."

Yu Ruo: "Can his life afford to pay for the loss of Nanning?"

The curtain of the carriage was opened a little, and Duke Lu was lying there with a gloomy face, like a ghost.

"What are you talking about? Hurry up and leave! It's not your turn to point fingers at Nanning."

Yu Ruo smiled slightly: "I hope that the Duke can be as comfortable as usual after returning." He turned his head and said to the envoy, "Tell His Majesty that during the days when the Duke was locked up, he had a good chat with Da Zhou. During the time, he drank and chatted, and perhaps he told a lot of interesting stories. Let them go back and ask him about it."

"It's better to lock him up again and ask him."

The soldiers of the Great Zhou looked at each other in bewilderment.

Are all of you Nanning people so sarcastic when you talk? It's good, I love it, Da Zhou likes it, please keep it up.

Finally, they finished their communication and Da Zhou bid farewell to Nanning.

The Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites had tears in his eyes and was reluctant to leave: "Duke Lu! You must stay alive and well! Nanning cannot be without talents like you!"

I hope you will live a long life, and please donate more land to the Great Zhou!

The Nanning envoy's face turned pale, and he felt disgusted by the other party's sweet voice.

They drove their newly purchased cars and left the capital of Great Zhou without looking back.

All the way south.

After walking more than a hundred miles.

The envoy team stopped to rest for a while.

Duke Lu got off the carriage to drink some water to relieve the nausea he felt in the carriage.

However, just as he sat down and picked up the water bowl, a cluster of sharp feather arrows shot from a distance, shattering the bowl in his hand with a bang, and then nailed it hard into the body of the carriage.

“Oh—”

The horse was frightened and slightly agitated.

"There's an assassin! There's an assassin!" Duke Lu shouted in shock, and climbed onto the carriage, "Go! Go!"

"Protect the Duke!"

The guards huddled together, guarding both sides of the carriage. The carriage galloped away, and the delegation accelerated rapidly, fearing that the assassin would catch up.

far away.

Next to an ancient tree.

The young man sitting in the wheelchair slowly put away his bow and arrow.

Xu Tingfeng: "Have you arranged for the road?"

Xue Letian: "Don't worry, everything is fine. We don't have many good hands, but they are loyal. One in fifty miles, no problem."

Xu Tingfeng said calmly: "We can't kill him in a short time, so let him have a taste of what it feels like to be worried and unable to sleep at night."

This person is really protective of his own people and will never let go of any grudges.

Xue Letian shrugged and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, I'll just charge our nephew some interest. I hope he can bear it better and not get scared crazy. Otherwise, it won't be fun. Your arrow just now was good, and your accuracy is still as good as before."

Xu Tingfeng shook his head and smiled, looking at his hands, "After being trapped in a wheelchair for so many years, the time that the true energy can exist in my body is getting shorter and shorter." One day, he will even lose the martial arts that he once took pride in.

"Think positively."

Xue Letian pushed Xu Tingfeng back and comforted her casually.

"Maybe things will turn around soon."